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> If anything PRC would love to have that leverage and try to get western platforms to extend censorship to PRC dissidents abroad. Reminds me of that episode w
by almatabata 3y ago
> If anything PRC would love to have that leverage and try to get western platforms to extend censorship to PRC dissidents abroad.
Reminds me of that episode with activision/blizzard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzchung_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzchung_controversy
In this case its the fear of losing business with China that is pushing the platform to apply standards to people who are not Chinese citizen.
- maxglute 3y agoBingo, media is really one of those sectors where PRC has assymetric advantage in exploiting western corporations vs western corp in PRC will never get PRC media filtering to budge. Hence TikTok ban/divestment is really about just pushing TikTok out of US/or world with app ban, there's too much risk to a mediated outcome where PRC can still exert assymetric influence.
- almatabata 3y ago> Bingo, media is really one of those sectors where PRC has assymetric advantage in exploiting western corporations vs western corp in PRC will never get PRC media filtering to budge They really do. The idea was that by doing business with them they would shift away from authoritarianism. If you look at the last years it is clear that exactly the reverse has happened. Companies are mainly profit driven and not by morals. They will happily compromise on their morals in the name of profit. In contrast the PRC will happily compromise on profits to keep control.